Recently, Patricia Woodard, known as Patty, gave an inspiring talk to the Canberra community on the topic of spiritual healing. The talk was well attended by newcomers, repeat visitors and regulars in the Canberra Christian Science community. The feelings of those who attended ranged from a quiet, contemplative sense of uplift to utter joy. People who had driven several hours to get there agreed it was well worth the effort.
Patty spoke gently from the heart as she related healing after healing. She described her personal healings and those of people she had prayed with. Healings included situations involving illness and injury through to inharmony caused by emotional and relationship problems. All were solved through spiritualising thought, turning to God and establishing a change of base or ‘outside the box’ type thinking, as Patty called it. Patty explained how everyone can do this. Spiritual healing is something that everyone – every sincere seeker – can learn. She showed how the only side effect of healing spiritually in this way is a wonderful sense of joy and wellbeing.
The idea that this understanding can be learned was central to Patty’s talk. Two thousand years ago, Jesus taught his disciples to heal and his followers continued to heal for approximately 300 years after he left. Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of Christian Science, re-discovered these healing laws and wrote her findings in her seminal text, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. This book was first published 150 years ago in 1875. Since this time, it has helped millions of people around the world learn how to heal spiritually. The final edition of Science and Health contains an additional chapter called Fruitage, which is 100 pages of testimonials from people who have been healed simply by reading this book. Science and Health is the book that taught Patty to heal.
The members of the Christian Science Church in Canberra are planning more talks on spiritual healing. These talks will continue to be advertised here in Canberra Weekly and are free – a gift to the Canberra community and everyone is welcome. If you would like to view a video replay of Patty’s talk or listen to other talks on spiritual healing, log onto christiansciencecanberra.com or visit our church and bookshop on the corner of Macquarie and Bligh Streets in Barton.
